Capital Stock General Motor

General Motors 10-K report
Respond to one or more question(s) from each of the three categories below:

Category: Capital stock
1. Describe the composition of your corporation's contributed capital. (Hint: contributed
capital includes common and preferred stock plus any paid in capital in excess of par or
stated value)
2. Describe any other accounts reported in the Stockholder's Equity section of the Balance
Sheet.
3. Discuss Treasury Stock transactions during the current year, if any.

Category: Retained Earnings
Use the following equation and show how the Retained Earnings account has changed during the
year. (Hint: the beginning balance of Retained Earnings is also equal to the ending balance of
Retained Earnings in the prior year)
Retained earnings, beginning balance
+ Net Income
- Dividends
= Retained earnings, ending balance
Note: if the Statement of Stockholder's Equity shows other accounts in the computation of
Retained Earnings, please ask the professor for guidance

Category: Analysis
Calculate the following ratios for the most current year and comment on the results of your ratio
analysis.
• Return on stockholder's equity
• Earnings per share